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(52,116 posts)
Wed Nov 7, 2018, 04:46 PM Nov 2018

whatever else, the timing of firing sessions speaks volumes.

politicians always time things a bit to political advantage, bad news on a friday night news dump, etc.

but firing sessions *the day after the election* amounts to an unusual display of contempt for democracy.

donnie could have waited until, say, next friday and it would hardly have mattered. we all would have known that he waited until after the election, but it would have been dismissed as normal timing of controversial acts.

but doing it specifically today removes the usual deniability. normally, there's some excuse given that it wasn't related to the election or anything political. not in this case. the timing screams:

"hey, i knew before the election i was going to do this, and i knew the people would vote against it and punish republicans accordingly, so i withheld key information from the voters and did it as soon as i could without being held accountable for it."

"oh, and for good measure, i decided to do it the very next day, just so i could rub it in the voters' faces that i withheld important information from them that would have affected their decision, because hey, i'm a con man, and that's what con men do."

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whatever else, the timing of firing sessions speaks volumes. (Original Post) unblock Nov 2018 OP
It also displays a consciousness of guilt. RockRaven Nov 2018 #1
Mueller's horse is at the gate. Sneederbunk Nov 2018 #2
Stupid Donny, right on cue... Blue Owl Nov 2018 #3
Now he knows what senate he'll be dealing zipplewrath Nov 2018 #4
sounds like this whitaker guy will do what donnie wants in terms of squelching mueller unblock Nov 2018 #6
Doing it today also tries to change the news cycle away from avebury Nov 2018 #5

RockRaven

(14,898 posts)
1. It also displays a consciousness of guilt.
Wed Nov 7, 2018, 04:48 PM
Nov 2018

One only needs to control the outcome of an investigation if there is something the investigation could find.

zipplewrath

(16,646 posts)
4. Now he knows what senate he'll be dealing
Wed Nov 7, 2018, 04:58 PM
Nov 2018

No point in firing Sessions if the democrats took control of the Senate. Now he knows he has a chance of nominating a successful replacement and getting him through the Senate.

unblock

(52,116 posts)
6. sounds like this whitaker guy will do what donnie wants in terms of squelching mueller
Wed Nov 7, 2018, 05:17 PM
Nov 2018

but yeah, no doubt donnie is pleased that he'll be able to get a more permanent a.g. at some point next year.

avebury

(10,951 posts)
5. Doing it today also tries to change the news cycle away from
Wed Nov 7, 2018, 04:59 PM
Nov 2018

the Democrats taking over the House. Trump is always about Trump.

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